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To "assay" is to engage in an "investigative (analytic) procedure" upon some thing [0].
To "essay" (je vais essayer) is an attempt to achieve a specific thing.
The former seems more like an exploration without initial expectations, like a fact finding, focus group, or initial prototype.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assay
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To "assay" is to engage in an "investigative (analytic) procedure" upon some thing [0].
To "essay" (je vais essayer) is an attempt to achieve a specific thing.
The former seems more like an exploration without initial expectations, like a fact finding, focus group, or initial prototype.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assay